Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Ray K SSC-Dedicated Points: 31164 More actions · Answer 1

David Burrows (8/27/2010)

Brandie Tarvin (8/27/2010)
ACK! We've been invaded! There's one of those non-DBA types on this thread.
Shush!
He's not the only one 😛

Yeah -- I'm not a DBA, either!!! :Whistling:

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jcrawf02 (8/26/2010)
Um Gus, just what the heck are we looking at there? (scary question I know, I'll probably regret it)

It's a pic of a pet iguana I used to have.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 3

Ok, I'll get this started.

Hello everyone. I'm Alvin Ramard and I am NOT a DBA. 🙂

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WayneS (8/26/2010)
Stefan Krzywicki (8/26/2010)
On a side note, why busses? Why aren't people in these theoreticals brought up in too many meetings ever hit by taxis, trucks, private cars, trains, boats, airplanes, street vendor carts, horses, steamrollers or other construction equipment, trollies or subways?
I've got a coworker that says "What's wrong with them getting fed up and leaving for a better job? Why do they always have to be killed?"

I always put it in terms of people winning the lottery. Just as immediate a termination of employment as being run over by a snowmobile/bus/gigantic pack of kittens (really, really gigantic pack)/whatever, but a little less emotionally traumatic.

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David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 5

Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
Ok, I'll get this started.
Hello everyone. I'm Alvin Ramard and I am NOT a DBA. 🙂

Hi, I'm DEFINATELY NOT a DBA

Nor want or will be one, so help me God :w00t:

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
Anon.

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Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
Ok, I'll get this started.
Hello everyone. I'm Alvin Ramard and I am NOT a DBA. 🙂

Hello everyone. I'm Gus and I'm not currently a DBA, but wish I were. (Still job hunting.) 🙂

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 7

Stefan Krzywicki (8/27/2010)
Brandie Tarvin (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
Differential vs incremental, that was my mistake, but I don't care because I'm not a DBA. 😀
ACK! We've been invaded! There's one of those non-DBA types on this thread. Quick, someone get me some incense and holy water so I can exorcise the forums.
DBCC Timewarp him out of existence!
@=)
Oh dear...
Non-DBA types aren't supposed to be here?
I... um...

Are we still allowing ex-DBAs?

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 8

Hi, my name is Jack and I used to think I was a DBA. Actually do more dev both in SQL and .NET than DBA work. DBA work is backups and DBCC mainly and those are automated.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 9

AFAIR, Incrementals haven't been a part of SQL Server. Perhaps in v4.2, can't remember that far, but I think it was always diff in SQL, incremental in Windows, which was confusing. The docs for 7 / v6.5 aren't online. SQL2K shows this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa196675%28v=SQL.80%29.aspx

I think that the exams might have referred to incrementals as the people writing them looked at backup technology which tends to use that terminology. Why SQL changed is beyond me.

Ray K SSC-Dedicated Points: 31164 More actions · Answer 10

Hello . . . <nervous pause>

Uh, I'm Ray . . . ummm, and . . .

I am not a DBA . . .

:blush:

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 11

Hi, my name is Steve and I write stuff, sprinkling in "DBA" every page or so.

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 12

Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
Ok, I'll get this started.
Hello everyone. I'm Alvin Ramard and I am NOT a DBA. 🙂

Hell, I'm only letting them call me a DBA because it pays more.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 13

I guess I've been in some position where if asked what my title was I might have said DBA

Don't

Bother

Asking

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 14

I'm also not a DBA, though lately I've been doing some DBA things in addition to my normal work.

However, like Alvin, I normally like to work with the DBA to get a system we both like.

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Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
Relax. I'm one of those good SQL developers. I've looked after a few SQL Servers in the past and I'm one of those developers that have worked to help the DBAs, including automating some of their tasks and rewriting other people's poorly written procedures.
Unlike other developers, I can actually hear the DBAs when they talk. 😛
Edit:
I forgot to say, I've also kept a few DBAs rear ends out of hot water. Wish I had a dollar for each time I've had to do their work. Thank God not all DBAs were created equal. Nice to see that some are more equal than others. 😀

Thank goodness not all developers or architects are created equal either. I may mean that in a different way than you though, without the ones who don't know what they're doing, I wouldn't get hired to fix things. : -)

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
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